The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the 40 biggest-selling singles and albums that are classified in the R&B genre in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, and is based on both physical and digital sales. This is a list of The Official UK Charts Company R&B hits of 2009. The current chart from BBC Radio 1
Number ones +KeyBest-selling R&B single of the year Issue date SingleArtist 4 January "If I Were a Boy" Beyoncé 11 January 18 January "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" 25 January 1 February 8 February "Crack a Bottle" Eminem featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent 15 February 22 February "T-Shirt" Shontelle 1 March "Dead and Gone" T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake 8 March "Right Round" Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha 15 March 22 March 29 March 5 April 12 April "Love Sex Magic" Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake 19 April 26 April "Number 1" Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz 3 May 10 May 17 May "Boom Boom Pow" The Black Eyed Peas 24 May 31 May 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 June 5 July "Man in the Mirror" Michael Jackson 12 July 19 July "Beat Again" JLS 26 July 2 August "I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas9 August "Never Leave You" Tinchy Stryder featuring Amelle16 August "I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas23 August30 August6 September "Run This Town" Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West13 September20 September "Break Your Heart" Taio Cruz27 September 4 October 11 October "Oopsy Daisy" Chipmunk featuring Ms D18 October25 October1 November "Down" Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne8 November "Everybody in Love" JLS15 November "Meet Me Halfway" The Black Eyed Peas22 November29 November "Whatcha Say" Jason Derülo6 December "Russian Roulette" Rihanna13 December20 December27 December "Meet Me Halfway" The Black Eyed Peas
Notes – Was simultaneously number-one that week on the UK Singles Chart
Year-end statistics Best selling number one R&B single – "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas, sales of 848,000 Best selling number one R&B artist – Black Eyed Peas, combined sales of 2,033,000 Most weeks at number one (single, consecutive) – "Boom Boom Pow" by Black Eyed Peas, 7 weeks Most weeks at number one (single, non-consecutive) "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas, 4 weeks Most weeks at number one (artist, consecutive) – Black Eyed Peas, 7 weeks Most weeks at number one (artist, non-consecutive) – Black Eyed Peas, 14 weeks
See also List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2009 List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2009 List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2000s List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2009 List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2009
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